282. Beginner Again

02/20/24 • 19 min

This week, Pete and Jen dive in to how exciting it can be to be a beginner...and also thrilling and frustrating and scary, and a whole smorgasbord of emotions.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

How might you seek out ways to become a beginner again?
What tools might you utilize when you're a beginner, to help you learn?
In what way is Pete becoming a beginner again? And Jen?

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This week, Pete and Jen dive in to how exciting it can be to be a beginner...and also thrilling and frustrating and scary, and a whole smorgasbord of emotions.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

How might you seek out ways to become a beginner again?
What tools might you utilize when you're a beginner, to help you learn?
In what way is Pete becoming a beginner again? And Jen?

To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.

To get in touch, send an email to: [email protected].

Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

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281. 1 to 10

This week, Jen and Pete noodle on giving and receiving feedback on a scale of one to ten, combined with the question of what it would take to achieve your desired number on that scale.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

How might a scale of 1 to 10 actually help thwart perfectionism?
Why might feedback given on a scale be received less emotionally or personally?
What are strategies for asking for feedback, using the scaled system?

To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.

To get in touch, send an email to: [email protected].

Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

Next Episode

283. Exercises

Jen and Pete thrash about the process of creating exercises, and think about when it might be useful to use an exercise when trying to help another person (or themselves) to reach a goal or outcome.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

What is the difference between a note, an adjustment, and an exercise?
What are certain situations when it is best to use an exercise?
What are some tools we can think about when creating exercises for ourself and others?

To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.

To get in touch, send an email to: [email protected].

Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).